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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the line given below: He usually ate breakfast before he goes to school.
  1. A Error: usually / Correction: always
  2. B Error: ate / Correction: eats
  3. C Error: before / Correction: after
  4. D Error: goes / Correction: went
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Model Answer

Option B — Error: ate / Correction: eats

The sentence describes a habitual action ("usually"), so the simple present tense eats is correct throughout.

Explanation

When a sentence describes a habitual/routine action (signalled by "usually"), both verbs must be in simple present tense. "He usually eats breakfast before he goes to school" — but since goes is already present tense and correct, only ate (past tense) is the error. Option D is wrong because changing goes to went would make both verbs past tense unnecessarily; the sentence needs present tense, not past.

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